Buddhist colophons are the texts added after Buddhist sutras and
commentaries. They were written by the individuals who composed the
text in question (authors), translated it (translators), had it
copied or printed (patrons), copied it (copyists), or read it
(readers). While Buddhist sutras and commentaries were copied
several times and handed down nearly unchanged through time,
colophons were as a rule unique. In comparison with the former, the
latter can therefore be described as individual. Many colophons
were added to the Uighur Buddhist texts. These colophons provide
essential information about Uighur Buddhism and Buddhists such as
the date of the composition or translation of the text, the names
of the authors, translators, patrons and members of Buddhist
families, the reasons for acting as patrons and the requests
expressed by them. This book is the first comprehensive edition of
the published colophons. The author examines their historical
development. Unpublished colophons have been added.